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Originally Posted by herr_oberst
I don't know where the washer goes, but when I use the ultrasonic, I use water in the tank and then fill a small plastic vessel (I use an old tupperware) with the cleaning solution.
Put just enough water in the main tank that the second vessel containing the part and solution just barely floats.
You'll use a fraction of the amount of cleaning soulution.
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Got any pics of the setup? I'm having a hard time visualizing what you mean. But it sounds interesting. I use a 5% solution, 1.9 litre water, 100ml cleaning solution.
Jeff,
No history on the gun. My father bought it from a member at the range who was selling his collection due to old age.
My dad never shot it very much and he certainly did not take it apart. Since his passing his collection fell under my care. (shooting and hunting was something we did together)
I think I am the first one to strip the 1911 bare in a long time.
The little washer might be a shim for the grips, sounds plausible. I will try to find out where it came from. But since it is not a standard 1911 part, I will leave it if I do not find the exact spot it came from.
AFAIK it is still the stock magazine release.
For reassembly I think Youtube will need to guide me. It looks a lot harder to put back together than the other way around.
But first I will give my ultrasonic cleaner a good run for it's money.
Any drawbacks on using dry lube on the internal parts (like firing pin mechanism)? I don't want to oil the internals too much and get dirt stuck in hard to reach places.
For other parts I normally use WD40. (*)
Also, is this a spoon one would customise? It's a stainless piece but with a few marks and scratches here and there. Not too bad actually, but I've been thinking of going full polish or a ceracote finish.
I reckon it is not a collectible piece so no biggie, right?
(*) EDIT: seems WD-40 is not a good gun lube... I'll see if I can source something more suitable.